plug and feathers
noun
an apparatus for splitting stone, consisting of two tapered bars (feathers), inserted into a hole drilled into the stone, between which a narrow wedge (plug) is hammered to spread them.
Nearby words
pluck, pluck up, pluck up one's courage, plucky, plug, plug and feathers, plug and play, plug away at, plug casting, plug compatible, plug gauge
Origin of plug and feathers
First recorded in 1835–45
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